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Tamarisk Thuidium Moss (Thuidium tamariscinum)

Description

Thuidium tamariscinum (Thuidia with Tamaris leaves) is a fairly common terrestrial moss species in temperate forests. It is a small, elegant, branched moss, whose shape suggests, as its scientific name suggests, the foliage of the Thuja or Tamaris .

Taxonomic tree

  • Domain: Eukarya

    • Kingdom: Plantae

      • Phylum: Bryophyta

        • Class: Bryopsida

          • Order: Hypnales

            • Family: Thuidiaceae

              • Genus: Thuidium